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November 8 birthdays

294 notable historical figures were born on November 8, and 166 died on this day. Everyone born on November 8 is a Scorpio.

17% of November 8 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on November 8

• William the Conqueror (1028 to 1087. King of England from 1066 to 1087)
• Alain Delon (1935 to 2024. French actor (1935–2024))
• Bram Stoker (1847 to 1912. Irish author (1847–1912))
• Nerva (30 to 98. Roman emperor from AD 96 to 98)
• Aaron Swartz (1986 to 2013. American computer programmer and activist (1986–2013))
• Yoav Gallant (born 1958. Israeli politician & military officer (born 1958))
• Shyne (born 1978. Belizean rapper and politician (born 1978))
• Laura Jane Grace (born 1980. American punk rock singer (born 1980))
• George Dantzig (1914 to 2005. American mathematician (1914–2005))
• Julian of Norwich (1342 to 1500. English anchoress and mystic (1343 – after 1416))
• Edmond Halley (1656 to 1742. English astronomer (1656–1742))
• Prajadhipok (1893 to 1941. King of Siam from 1925 to 1935)
• Gottlob Frege (1848 to 1925. German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925))
• Virna Lisi (1936 to 2014. Italian actress (1936–2014))
• Musa al-Kazim (745 to 799. Seventh of the Twelve Shia Imams (745–799))
• Mikhail Lomonosov (1711 to 1765. Russian polymath (1711–1765))
• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901 to 1965. Leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965)
• Désirée (1777 to 1860. Queen of Sweden and Norway from 1818 to 1844)
• Charles X Gustav (1622 to 1660. King of Sweden from 1654 to 1660)
• Murtala Muhammed (1938 to 1976. Military head of state of Nigeria from 1975 to 1976)
• Jack Kilby (1923 to 2005. American electronics engineer (1923–2005))
• Dmitry Yazov (1924 to 2020. Soviet minister of defence (1924–2020))
• Win Myint (born 1951. President of Myanmar from 2018 to 2021)
• Samantha Shannon (born 1991. British writer)
• Qiu Jin (1875 to 1907. Chinese feminist and revolutionary (1875–1907))
• Jasmine Thompson (born 2000. English singer and songwriter (born 2000))
• Nguyen Khanh (1927 to 2013. South Vietnamese military supreme ruler (1927–2013))
• John Byron (1723 to 1786. Royal Navy officer, explorer, and colonial administrator)
• Wayne LaPierre (born 1949. American gun rights lobbyist (born 1949))
• Jean Casimir-Perier (1847 to 1907. President of France from 1894 to 1895)
• Aksel V. Johannesen (born 1972. Faroese lawyer and politician)
• Paul McKenna (born 1963. British hypnotist and TV personality (born 1963))
• John Sigismund (1572 to 1619. Elector of Brandenburg from 1608 to 1619)
• Arnold Bax (1883 to 1953. English composer (1883–1953))
• Ben Bova (1932 to 2020. American writer and editor (1932–2020))
• Rhea Seddon (born 1947. American astronaut and physician (born 1947))
• Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768 to 1840. British princess (1768–1840))
• A. C. Cuza (1857 to 1947. Romanian politician and economist (1857–1947))
• Kazuo Ishiguro (born 1954. Japanese-British writer and Nobel Laureate (born 1954))
• Paul Foot (journalist) (1937 to 2004. British journalist (1937–2004))
• Sviatopolk II (1050 to 1113. Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113)
• Princess Faiza of Egypt (1923 to 1994. Egyptian royal (1923–1994))
• Zinaida Gippius (1869 to 1945. Russian poet (1869–1945))
• Natalie Zemon Davis (1928 to 2023. Canadian and American historian (1928–2023))
• Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770 to 1846. Russian admiral and explorer (1770–1846))
• René Viviani (1863 to 1925. Prime Minister of France (1863–1925))
• Lauren Oliver (born 1982. American author (born 1982))
• Gordon Ramsay (born 1966. British celebrity chef (born 1966))
• C. H. Waddington (1905 to 1975. British biologist)
• Alice Notley (1945 to 2025. American poet (1945–2025))
• Shahram Amiri (1977 to 2016. Iranian nuclear scientist (1978–2016))
• Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785 to 1849. German pianist)
• Johannes Rydberg (1854 to 1919. Swedish physicist (1854–1919))
• Rupert Allason (born 1951. British politician)
• Denisse Miralles (born 1976. Former Prime Minister of Peru (2026))
• Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737 to 1793. French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1737–1793))
• Anne Seymour Damer (1748 to 1828. British sculptor (1748–1828))
• Katharina Kepler (1547 to 1622. German woman accused of witchcraft, mother of astronomer Johannes Kepler)
• Michael Franken (born 1957. Retired US Navy officer (born 1957))
• Alfre Woodard (born 1952. American actress (born 1952))

Died on November 8

• John Milton (1608 to 1674. English poet and civil servant (1608–1674))
• Martin of Tours (316 to 397. Christian cleric and saint (316/336–397))
• Louis VIII of France (1187 to 1226. King of France from 1223 to 1226)
• Duns Scotus (1265 to 1308. Scottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. 1265/66–1308))
• Vyacheslav Molotov (1890 to 1986. Soviet politician and diplomat (1890–1986))
• Jean Marais (1913 to 1998. French actor, writer, director and sculptor (1913–1998))
• Jaun Elia (1931 to 2002. Pakistani poet (1931–2002))
• César Franck (1822 to 1890. Belgian-French composer and organist (1822–1890))
• Mohammad Nadir Shah (1883 to 1933. King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 to 1894. Russian pianist, composer and conductor (1829–1894))
• Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777 to 1830. King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830)
• Nectarios of Aegina (1846 to 1920. Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Eastern Orthodox Saint (1846–1920))
• Abraham Kuyper (1837 to 1920. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905)
• Todar Mal (1600 to ?. Finance minister to Mughal emperor Akbar (1503–1589))
• Berengaria (1180 to 1246. Queen of Castile and Toledo in 1217)
• Adeodatus I (570 to 618. Head of the Catholic Church from 615 to 618)
• Vitaly Ginzburg (1916 to 2009. Russian physicist (1916–2009))
• Anno Birkin (1980 to 2001. English poet and musician (1980–2001))
• Mordecai Kaplan (1881 to 1983. Lithuanian American rabbi (1881–1983))
• Archbishop Cisneros (1436 to 1517. Spanish cardinal and statesman (1436–1517))
• Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801 to 1877. Queen of Saxony from 1854 to 1873)
• Xu Guangqi (1562 to 1633. Chinese intellectual (1562–1633))
• Gaetano Mosca (1858 to 1941. Italian political scientist and journalist)
• Francis Parkman (1823 to 1893. American historian (1823–1893))
• Emilio Eduardo Massera (1925 to 2010. Argentine naval officer (1925–2010))
• Harold Innis (1894 to 1952. Canadian academic (1894–1952))
• Constantin Sănătescu (1885 to 1947. 44th Prime Minister of Romania (1885–1947))
• Carlos Chagas (1879 to 1934. Brazilian doctor and scientist (1879–1934))
• Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847 to 1876. Queen consort of Spain from 1870 to 1873)
• Anya Seton (1904 to 1990. American author of historical fiction (1904-1990))

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